Key Takeaways
- The Georgian government suspended negotiations on EU membership talks until 2028, sparking widespread protests in Tbilisi.
- Protesters in Georgia are using various methods, including firecrackers, stones, and Molotov cocktails, to express their dissent.
- The Georgian police are responding to the protests with water cannons and other special equipment.
Georgia: Georgian riot police units used water cannons to disperse protesters near the parliament building in Tbilisi, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
On Friday evening, the ninth opposition rally was taking place on Rustaveli Avenue in the center of Tbilisi, dissatisfied with the authorities’ suspension of negotiations on the country’s membership in the European Union.
Several thousand people gathered in front of the parliament, the most active of them are behaving aggressively – kicking the metal fence in front of the parliament, throwing stones and firecrackers at police officers, and using fireworks to shoot at police.
The opposition protests in Georgia started on November 28, after the Prime Minister suspended EU membership talks until 2028. Protesters are using firecrackers, stones, and Molotov cocktails. In response, Riot police use water cannons.
